The grip can be a personal thing, with some golfers preferring a stronger grip and others a weaker grip, but here we’re going to focus on the classic neutral grip. It’s all about checking certain lines as you take hold of the club. Here are some useful checkpoints when asking how do you grip a golf club.

If you’re a right-handed golfer, the first line to check is in your left hand as you place it on the club. Make sure the grip runs along the base of the little finger, on through the other fingers until it intersects the middle part of the index finger. This hand then wraps over until the V created by the thumb and the index finger points towards your right shoulder.

You then have a choice of overlapping, interlocking or using a baseball grip, and again it’s all down to personal preference. The most common – and my preference – is the overlapping grip.